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Graduate Institute In Conversation WithThe State of Global Democracy: Insights with Professor Rajmohan GandhiIn this episode of In Conversation With, we are honored to host Professor Gandhi, a distinguished historian and scholar. Join us as we delve into the current state of democracy worldwide, examining whether it is truly in retreat as some argue, or if there are signs of resilience and hope. Professor Gandhi shares his unique perspectives on the rise of far-right movements in Europe, the surprising outcomes of recent elections in India, and the evolving role of India on the global stage. We also explore the enduring influence of Gandhian thought on modern democracy and the power of nonviolent action...
2024-09-1720 min
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit VarmaArghya Sengupta and the Engine Room of LawHe's been an important force in shaping legal policy over the last decade. He's written an essential book on our constitution. He's worked closely with government -- but done so with a sense of public purpose. Arghya Sengupta joins Amit Varma in episode 366 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about his life, his work and his learnings. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out 1. Arghya Sengupta on Twitter, LinkedIn, Times of India and Vidhi Center for Legal Policy. 2. The Colonial Constitution -- Arghya Sengupta. 3. Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. 4. Insiders and Outsiders...
2024-01-293h 43
The Real StoryIs Indian democracy being undermined?Earlier this month police in Delhi raided the homes of several prominent journalists in connection with an investigation into the funding of news website NewsClick. Officials are reportedly investigating allegations that NewsClick got illegal funds from China - a charge it denies, the case is currently in the Indian supreme court. Are the raids an attempt by the government to "muzzle" free speech, as some activists say - or simply a straightforward police investigation into the funding of news website Newsclick? Critics say the harassment of journalists, nongovernmental organisations, and other government critics has increased significantly under the current...
2023-10-2051 min
Arts & IdeasSouth Asia: poverty and princesJoya Chatterji has written about the South Asian twentieth century in her new book called Shadows at Noon. Tripurdaman Singh has been researching Indian princely states. Novels by Kamala Markandaya (1924-2004) are being republished. Her daughter Kim Oliver and literary scholar Alastair Niven discuss Nectar in a Sieve. A bestseller when it first came out in 1954, it's a story about a tenant farmer, his wife and the impact of a tannery built in a neighbouring village. Rana Mitter hosts.The books recommended by our guests are:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Those-Days-Sunil-Gangopadhyay/dp/0140268529
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2023-07-0645 min
My BookEP 04: Adeel Hussain discusses his book Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in PakistanAdeel Hussain, author of ‘Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan’, discusses the history of blasphemy in South Asia with Loveleen Kacker in this 4th episode of ‘My Book’ podcast show, recorded in London for Cine Ink. The book has been published by Hurst Publishers. Described as one of the best researched books on blasphemy by critics, Hussain’s latest work uncovers the hidden stories behind Pakistan’s fixation with blasphemy–tales of revenge, political scheming and sovereign betrayal. Hussain’s account opens in 19th-century colonial Punjab and traces blasp...
2023-04-0748 min
The Reader's Room by ThisDayft. Tripurdaman Singh | Nehru: The Debates that Defined IndiaIn this episode of The Reader's Room, Tripurdaman Singh discusses his book 'Nehru: The Debates that Defined India' with host Mohit Satyanand. Jawaharlal Nehru is a complex political figure, and this conversation, much like Tripurdaman's book, touches upon various decisions that Nehru took - and the impact that they've had. Do check out thisday.app for interesting stories related to the history, heritage, arts, and culture of India! You can also check out our app on the Google Play Store or on the iOS app store. Make sure to subscribe to The Reader's Room to list...
2023-03-2045 min
The Closet Writer ChroniclesMeghaa Gupta: Green Literature & Children's BooksThe episode opens with Meghaa talking about what writing means to her. She shares how she started writing and her creative influences. We talk about publishing, rights management and book to screen adaptations. Later, we chat about her interest in children's books with a specialised focus on green literature. The episode ends with Meghaa narrating excerpts from her book 'After Midnight'.
Meghaa Gupta is an author and festival curator! In 2018, she made her foray into children's writing with the award-winning picture book, A Home of Our Own, and in 2020, the children's imprint of Penguin...
2023-02-181h 25
Network CapitalDebates that define India with Cambridge Academic Tripurdaman SinghTripurdaman Singh is a historian of South Asia and currently a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. Born in Agra, India, Tripurdaman read politics and international studies at the University of Warwick, and subsequently earned an MPhil in modern South Asian studies and a PhD in history from the University of Cambridge. He has been a Visiting Fellow at the International Institute of Asian Studies, Universiteit Leiden and an Indian Council of Historical Research Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Agra.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society...
2022-07-271h 09
The Longest Constitution with Priya MirzaThe First AmendmentFinally, we are here. Sixteen months after completing the draft of the Constitution of India, the same bunch of people amended three fundamental rights: Articles 15, 19, and 31. This episode, though, focuses on the litigation and changes to Article 19. We also continue with tracking the journey of freedom of expression as well as the birth of the PIL in India’s constitutional jurisprudence. What happens when the state determines the price and the number of pages of newspapers? Tune in and find out! Reading material: On the first amendment: Menon, Nivedita (2004), “Citizenship and the Passive Revo...
2022-06-0810 min
Ideas of IndiaAdeel Hussain and Tripurdaman Singh on The Debates That Defined IndiaIn this episode, Shruti speaks with Adeel Hussain and Tripurdaman Singh about their book, "Nehru: The Debates That Defined India." They discuss homogeneity in parliamentary democracies, tensions between liberalism and cultural traditions, the branches of the Indian and Pakistani governments and much more. Hussain is an assistant professor at Leiden University and a senior research affiliate at the Max Planck Institute for International Law in Heidelberg. His research focuses on jurisprudence, comparative constitutional law, international law and the global history of legal and political thought, with a regional emphasis on South Asia and Europe. Singh is a British Academy...
2022-05-261h 22
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit VarmaThe Life and Times of Nirupama RaoA lifetime in diplomacy gave Nirupama Rao an inside view of the making of the first draft of history. She joins Amit Varma in episode 269 of The Seen and the Unseen to share her life lessons -- and what still keeps her buzzing every day. Also check out: 1. Nirupama Rao on Twitter, Substack, Instagram and her own website. Her bio and work are here. 2. The Fractured Himalaya -- Nirupama Rao. 3. A Life in Diplomacy -- Nirupama Rao's talk at Claremont McKenna College. 4. Selected episodes of The Seen and the Unseen on China: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 5. Selected episode of The Seen and...
2022-03-214h 10
Vaadसंवाद # 42: Dr Tripurdaman Singh on Indian State Vs Society, Nehru-isation of republic, Nehru Vs Jinnah, Modi’s IndiaDr Tripurdaman Singh is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and a Visiting Fellow at the International Institute of Asian Studies, Universiteit Leiden.
He is the author of ’Imperial Sovereignty and Local Politics: The Bhadauria Rajputs and the Transition from Mughal to British India, 1600-1900’ and ‘Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment to the Constitution of India’. His latest book is ‘Nehru: The Debates that defined India’.
2022-03-201h 16
Grand TamashaNehru's Long Shadow Over IndiaIndia’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, died nearly six decades ago, but it is remarkable how much his legacy continues to color modern Indian life. From the border dispute with China to debates over fundamental rights and Hindu-Muslim relations, the current policy discourse in India cannot be disentangled from Nehru’s own ideological convictions and those who did battle against him. A new book by Adeel Hussain and Tripurdaman Singh, Nehru: The Debates That Defined India, shines a spotlight on four consequential debates that Nehru engaged in that get to the heart of the Indian...
2022-02-2339 min
Grand TamashaNehru’s Long Shadow Over India
“Episode 262: Nehru’s Debates,” (with Adeel Hussain and Tripurdaman Singh), The Seen and The Unseen (podcast), January 31, 2022.
Tripurdaman Singh, Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment of the Constitution of India.
“Madhav Khosla on India’s Founding Moment,” Grand Tamasha, January 29, 2020.
2022-02-2240 min
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit VarmaBarun Mitra, Philosopher and PractitionerIntellectuals need to get out of their ivory towers and take their ideas to the people, learning from them in the process. Barun Mitra joins Amit Varma in episode 264 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss what he learnt from his decades combining reflection and activism. Also check out: 1. Barun Mitra on Twitter, and at The Print, Indian Express and Pragati. Also, a bio. 2. India's Agriculture Crisis -- Episode 140 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra and Kumar Anand). 3. The Anti-Defection Law -- Episode 13 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra). 4. Sell the Tiger...
2022-02-144h 05
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit VarmaNehru's DebatesThere was a time when our leaders dived into the public discourse and embraced the world of ideas. Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain join Amit Varma in episode 262 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe four debates that Jawaharlal Nehru entered with Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Sardar Patel and Syama Prasad Mookerjee. These old debates matter today, because those ideas are still being contested. Also check out: 1. Nehru: The Debates that Defined India -- Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain. 2. Sixteen Stormy Days -- Tripurdaman Singh. 3. The First Assault on Our Constitution -- Episode 194 of The Seen and...
2022-01-314h 15
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Title: Nehru: The Debates that Defined India
Author: Tripurdaman Singh, Adeel Hussain
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Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Release date: December 15, 2021
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
From being elected as Congress president in 1929 till his death in 1964, Jawaharlal Nehru remained a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country and left...
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Title: Nehru: The Debates that Defined India
Author: Adeel Hussain, Tripurdaman Singh
Narrator: Shubhankar
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Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Release date: December 15, 2021
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
From being elected as Congress president in 1929 till his death in 1964, Jawaharlal Nehru remained a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country and left an imprint so...
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Title: Nehru: The Debates that Defined India
Author: Adeel Hussain, Tripurdaman Singh
Narrator: Shubhankar
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Release date: December 15, 2021
Genres: Asia
Publisher's Summary:
From being elected as Congress president in 1929 till his death in 1964, Jawaharlal Nehru remained a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country and left an imprint so...
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Title: Nehru: The Debates that Defined India
Author: Adeel Hussain, Tripurdaman Singh
Narrator: Shubhankar
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Release date: December 15, 2021
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
From being elected as Congress president in 1929 till his death in 1964, Jawaharlal Nehru remained a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country and left an imprint so...
2021-12-159h 54
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Jawaharlal Nehru remains a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country and left an imprint so deep that his legacy continues to be debated furiously today...
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Title: Nehru: The Debates that Defined India
Author: Adeel Hussain, Tripurdaman Singh
Narrator: Shubhankar
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Release date: December 15, 2021
Genres: Asia
Publisher's Summary:
From being elected as Congress president in 1929 till his death in 1964, Jawaharlal Nehru remained a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country and left an imprint so...
2021-12-159h 54
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Title: Nehru: The Debates that Defined India
Author: Tripurdaman Singh, Adeel Hussain
Narrator: Shubhankar
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Release date: December 15, 2021
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
From being elected as Congress president in 1929 till his death in 1964, Jawaharlal Nehru remained a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country and left...
2021-12-159h 54
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Title: Nehru
Author: Tripurdaman Singh, Adeel Hussain
Narrator: Shubhankar
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
Release date: 12-02-21
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Genres: India
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A history of Nehru that dives deep into the debates of his era to understand his ideology - and that of his contemporaries and opponents, asking what India would look like had another bold young mind with fiercely held views led during the country’s formative years of independence.
2021-12-029h 54
The Sandip Roy ShowHow Nehru debated his adversaries, with Adeel Hussain and Tripurdaman SinghIn their latest book, Nehru: The Debates that Defined India, Adeel Hussain and Tripurdaman Singh look at four men debated the first Prime Minister – Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Sardar Patel and Syama Prasad Mookerjee – and how theses exchanges came to shape India as we know it today. In this episode, they both join Sandip to discuss what they found out during their research, and what we can learn from these debates.Adeel Hussain is an assistant professor at Leiden University and a senior research affiliate at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in H...
2021-11-2848 min
BIC TALKSThe First Battle of Indian LiberalismThis episode of BIC Talks with author and historian Tripurdaman Singh and lawyer Siddharth Raja contextualises and discusses the lead up to the first ever amendment to the Constitution of India in the year 1951, only a year after the Constitution was brought into effect, the subject of Tripurdaman's new book Sixteen Stormy Days - The Story of the First Amendment of the Constitution of India. The conversation traces this momentous event and the various personalities and agendas, at odds with the original hopes and dreams of building a liberal democratic system at the heart of it. The c...
2021-05-041h 02
Jaipur BytesStormy Past, Contentious Present: Tripurdaman Singh in conversation with Karan ThaparTripurdaman Singh's latest book Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment of the Constitution of India is a fascinating look into the turbulent history and contentious legacy of the First Amendment of the Constitution. Rooted in parliamentary debates, press reports, judicial pronouncements and existing scholarship, the book takes a deep dive into the series of events that led Prime Minister Nehru to make this sweeping amendment in a constitution he had so passionately championed. Singh is a British Academy postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. In conversation with journalist and writer Karan...
2021-03-1743 min
Anticipating the Unintended#103 Constitution Chronicles: 4 Books & 2 Speeches 🎧This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution?PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narration on all podcasting platforms courtesy the good folks at Ad-Auris. If you have any feedback, please send it to us...
2021-01-2709 min
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit VarmaThe BJP Before ModiThe dominance of Hindu nationalism in Indian politics is so complete that it seems like it was inevitable. Was it? Vinay Sitapati joins Amit Varma in episode 202 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the BJP's long journey to this point, as reflected in the jugalbandi of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani. Also check out: 1. Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi -- Vinay Sitapati. 2. Half-Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India -- Vinay Sitapati. 3. The BJP's Magic Formula -- Episode 45 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Prashant Jha). 4. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism...
2020-12-063h 46
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy's PodcastFree Speech in India (with Justice Chelameswar & Tripurdaman Singh) - Episode 1, Justify Season 2Is speech in India actually free? - In the first episode of Season 2 of Justify, Vidhi's podcast on law and politics in India, Dr Arghya Sengupta discusses this question with Justice Jasti Chelameswar, former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and Tripurdaman Singh, author of 'Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment to the Constitution of India'.
The episode looks at the historical attitude of governments towards free speech and explores whether its restriction through bans, censorship, and criminal cases is a recent phenomenon. Also discussed is India's law on hate speech and whether it is adequate.
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2020-11-2542 min
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit VarmaThe First Assault on Our ConstitutionThe constitution of India, it has been said, is not a book but a periodical. Starting with Jawaharlal Nehru, every prime minister who wanted to do something unconstitutional simply amended the constitution. Tripurdaman Singh joins Amit Varma in episode 194 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss India's First Amendment, which began a rot that never ended. Also check out: 1. Sixteen Stormy Days -- Tripurdaman Singh. 2. Imperial Sovereignty and Local Politics -- Tripurdaman Singh. 3. The books of CA Bayly. 4. Shruti Rajagopalan on our constitutional amendments. 5. The Right to Property -- Episode 26 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti...
2020-10-112h 34